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AWWA ACE68883
- Creating a Valve Maintenance Program Using Existing Resources
- Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2008
- Publisher: AWWA
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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing the goals of a valve maintenance program that include the following: exercise all valves 16" and larger, or at a criticallocation, once every year; and,exercise all other included valves at least onceevery five years. Information goals include: verify location;if closed, is it supposed to be;does it open to the right or left;how many turns;when was it last exercised; and,be able to print report of valves that need to beexercised during the next month. Topics presented include: valve inventory; types of valves; classification; history of valve maintenance; current challenges, opportunities and resources; solution; valve tag; benefits; biggest challenge; and, learning mode. Includes tables, figures.